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package org.apache.xbean.kernel;

/**
 * This class contains context information available to a service factory during service construction and destruction.
 *
 * @author Dain Sundstrom
 * @version $Id$
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface ServiceContext {
    /**
     * Gets the kernel in which this service is registered.
     *
     * @return the kernel in which this service is registered
     */
    Kernel getKernel();

    /**
     * Gets the unique name of the service in the kernel.
     *
     * @return the unique name of this service in the kernel
     */
    ServiceName getServiceName();

    /**
     * Gets the class loader for this service.
     *
     * @return the class loader for this service
     */
    ClassLoader getClassLoader();
}
